This handsome rain barrel is made of rugged polyethylene, colored and
textured for a natural-wood look. It holds 50 gallons, yet snugs right up to a
house or garage, thanks to its clever, flat-back design. Improved solid
brass spigot is now offset from hose attachment, allowing you to fill any size watering can without awkward maneuvering.

The thing that is not so great is the bottom spigot with the hose connection, it has leaked from day one, the small turn off & on valve is hard to turn, so I really don't use it. going to the hardware store and see if I can find something better.

I have had this rain barrel for at least 5 years, fits nicely against the house. However the bottom spigot leaks, can't seem to be able to fix it. I have tried the Teflon tape, a new washer all to no avail, can't turn it on or off, seems to be a very cheap fitting. otherwise it looks good.

We now have 5 of these rain barrels, acquired over several years. They wear well in our climate, freezing and snow to 99+ degrees. And we enjoy the space-saving design and the spigot -- use it for drawing off water for container plants. The only disadvantage is the ease of cleaning. There is no top that comes off, and the screen opening is very narrow. But the barrel does slide out from underneath the gutter downspout, and can then be rinsed out with a garden hose.

I bought it rather than dig up the collapsed storm drain - a situation I found out about after we bought our house. This has worked well to slowly drain away rainwater without impacting our lawn and our neighbor's yard. I'll be using it this summer to water our small vegetable garden and rosebushes.

This looks nice and works in the space I had for it--a small decked area, against a dark fence, to catch rain from porch--but there are some serious design flaws affecting performance

The instructions say to remove it and store it under shelter in the winter, which is a nuisance. (And this was made in Canada?) My other barrel systems are built to stay in place.

But the worst problem I have with it is that the only means it has of diverting water once the barrel is full is to let it dribble down the front of the barrel from a hole near the top. That's just sloppy. The hole is not fitted for a hose, even. That's a big problem for me since I have it on a deck. My other barrels in other locations are fitted with diverters that run the water into the garden spot of my choice and I assumed this one would work that way too.

Also, there are two knobby things on the sides that are there to connect barrels. One leaked right away. Customer service advised me to covert one of the knobby things by drilling it and installing a hose fitting, and then attaching a hose to run out to where extra water wouldn't be a problem. That's beyond my level of expertise so for now, all I can do is try to empty some water out and carry it when it rains; otherwise, the runoff goes under the decking and I don't have enough mosquito rings for that.

However, it does look better and fits better in a limited space against a dark fence than other barrels on the market. So once the overflow problem is solved, I suppose I'll be happy enough with it eventually.

I loved the idea of this flat back and saving water. It's light and easy to maneuver. It's a nice neutral color that blends in. The trick was getting the diverter I wanted to hook up to the downspout. None of our local building supplies had it so I'm waiting for that to arrive.Can't wait to get it hooked up and in use!

I have purchased this rain barrel before and had no problem. However this time, the bottom spout was missing and I had to make a trip to my local hardware store for additional parts. Not fun and much more work than I expected. I won't be ordering this item again.